Cubs lefthander Sean Newcomb hadn’t pitched since the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Dodgers and if you were wondering why, now we know.
Wednesday afternoon, the Cubs placed Newcomb on the 15-day injured list and recalled righthander Mark Leiter Jr. from Triple-A Iowa. Leiter will be available for Wednesday’s game. The IL placement for Newcomb is retroactive to Sunday, May 8.
Newcomb had pitched three times for the Cubs. Two of those outings were good, the other not so much, and the results so far: 8.10 ERA, 1.200 WHIP, three strikeouts in 3u2153 innings.
Leiter has made four appearances for the Cubs (three starts) and has a 7.